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Synopsis A collection of essays written by children between the ages of eight and 16 in which they explore their feelings about being adopted. Topics covered include their thoughts about their birth parents, how they respond when people remark that they don't look like their parents or siblings, and whether or not adopted children should be informed that they are adopted. Illustrated with b&w photographs., Interviews with adopted children and adoptive families about their experiences and feelings concerning adoption.
| Size | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 7.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 11.2 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "My parents told me that when they went to the agency to pick me up, my birthmother had dressed me in a very grown-up looking suit with a little bow tie, even though I was only two and a half months old."
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